So it’s been a while since I’ve been in the studio but I just wanted to update on what I have managed to do. For some time now I have been working on my Photocopy Transfers and trying to develop this technique. This involves the “transference of photocopied images using solvents which separate the ink from the original copy allowing it to be pressed onto a fresh paper surface.”
Below are some of the first pieces I did, that were shortlisted for the ‘Print Now’ Competition represented by Bearspace Gallery, London Art Fair 2010.
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- Baby Doll
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- Tied Shut
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- Transformation
The work here employs techniques of printmaking and drawing. These pieces have been particularly inspired by female imagery from glossy magazines as featured in present-day advertising campaigns and fashion industry model shots. They ironically depict ideological figures of female beauty captured in doll-like poses, which are then recontextualised, following surrealist traits under a postmodern guise, to create a new encounter with elements outside the typical frame of representation.
